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Ball State University Trainers & Personnel

Cheryll M. Adams, Ph.D. (University of Virginia) in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in gifted education; Director, Center for Gifted Studies and Talent Development; served two years as the Director of Academic Life, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities; has a fifteen year background in teaching science and math in both public and private schools; was affiliated with the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented for three years at the University of Virginia; teaches courses on gifted education; has published and presented widely in the field; edited a special issue of The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education on gifted females; was a 1994 recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children’s (NAGC) John C. Gowan Outstanding Graduate Student Award; co-editor, Research Briefs; and is a member of the Board of Directors of NAGC.
Felicia A. Dixon, Ph.D. (Purdue University)
in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in gifted education; assistant professor, Educational Psychology; former instructor and Humanities Division Chair, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities; has presented frequently at conferences of the National Association for Gifted Children and the Indiana Association for the Gifted; teaches courses in gifted education; instituted a K-12 gifted program in a rural Nebraska school district; has taught at Burris Laboratory School; was a 1995 recipient of the National Association for Gifted Children’s John C. Gowan Outstanding Graduate Student Award; and is co-editor of Research Briefs.
Rebecca L. Pierce, Ph.D. (University of Texas-Arlington), associate professor of Mathematical Sciences; teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics and statistics; has presented widely in the area of mathematics and statistics at national, state, and local conferences; directed a National Science Foundation Grant under the EHR Model Projects for Women and Girls; taught mathematics to minority students in grades 7-12 as part of the BSU Summer Scholars Program; taught mathematics at the secondary level for seven years and served as mathematics department chair.
Rick Shade, Ph.D. (University of Northern Colorado),
Associate professor, Special Education; formerly at the University of Wyoming; author of License to Laugh: Humor in the Classroom; has published and presented widely in the field of gifted education; was a teacher of gifted children for fourteen years; teaches courses in gifted education.
David Williams, Ed.D. (University of Tennessee)
in Curriculum and Instruction; Director of Academic Life, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities; twenty-one years experience as a school and central office administrator; founding member and former vice president of the Tennessee Association for Gifted; designed and implemented programs as district coordinator for gifted; taught gifted children in the classroom and at the Summer Institute for Gifted Children; has also presented at several conferences on the gifted.

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Tracy Cross, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee),
Executive Director of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities; Professor and former Chair, Department of Educational Psychology; former editor of Research Briefs for the Division of Research and Evaluation of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC); current editor of Gifted Child Quarterly; former editor of The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, section editor for The Journal for the Education of the Gifted, and featured columnist in The Gifted Child Today; recipient of the 1996 NAGC Early Leader Award and the 1997 Early Scholar Award; has taught courses on gifted education; has published extensively in the field and served as a reviewer and editor for more than a dozen journals; and has received and administrated several grants relating to gifted education.
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Ball State University Personnel
Adams, Dr. Cheryll M.
Director, Center for Gifted
Studies/Talent Development		 765-285-5390 (office)
765-285-5455 (fax)
cadams@bsu.edu		 Teachers College,
Room 1006
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Crespi, Mr. Alex
Instructor, Burris Laboratory School		 765-285-2349 (office)
acrespi@bsu.edu		 Burris Laboraory School
BU 229
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Cross, Dr. Tracy
Executive Director, Indiana Academy		 765-285-7457 (office)
tcross@bsu.edu		 Indiana Academy
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Dixon, Dr. Felicia
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology		 765-285-7456 (office)
00fadixon@bsu.edu		 Teachers College
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Moore, Dr. Sara
Pierce, Dr. Rebecca
Associate Professor, Math Sciences		 765-285-8208 (office)
765-285-1721 (fax)
rpierce@bsu.edu		 Robert Bell Building
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Rizza, Dr. Mary
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology		 765-285-8503 (office)
clue@bsu.edu		 Teachers College
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Shade, Dr. Rick
Associate Professor, Special Education		 765-285-5715 (office)
rshade@netdirect.net		 Teachers College
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Williams, Dr. David
Director Academic Life, Indiana Academy		 765-285-8099 (office)
dwilliams@bsu.edu		 Indiana Academy
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Williams, Mrs. Margot

Indianapolis Public Schools Personnel
Armstrong, Dr. David
Coordinator Secondary & Elementary Curriculum		 317-226-2163 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 501A
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Becker, Ms. Sue Coordinator
Math/Science Initiative		 317-226-3680 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 504
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Brewster, Ms.Rosalyn
Administrative Assistant		 317-226-4717 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 502
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Butler, Dr. Marsha
Principal on Special Assignment
(G/T Coordinator)		 317-226-2165 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 502
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Cornett, Ms. Jo Anne 317-226-3796 (office)
Donnelly, Ms. Tonja
School & Community Relations		 317-226-4649 (office)
Giles, Dr. Willie
Director, Instructional Services		 317-226-3686 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 501F
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Kinkade, Dr. Douglass Ann
Director, Office of Professional Growth		 317-226-4802 (office)
317-226-3137 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 119
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Rimmer, Dr. June
Assistant Superintendent		 317-226-4545 (office)
317-226-3632 (fax)
rimmer@ips.k12.in.us		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 702F
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Updike, Ms. Marilee
Supervisor, Bilingual Education		 317-226-4737 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)
mupdike@smtp.ips.esc		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 502
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Walker, Mr. Lonnie
Executive Assistant to Superintendent, Math/Science Initiative		 317-226-3680 (office)
317-226-3757 (fax)		 Education Services Center
120 E. Walnut Street
Room 504
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Javits Partner Schools at IPS
Year Two - Middle Schools
Frederick Douglass M.S.
Dr. Glenn 317-226-4108 Williard J. Gambold M.S.
3725 N. Kiel Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46224
Henry W. Longfellow M.S.
John Marshall M. S.
Merle Sidener M.S.
Year One - Elementary Schools
Averitte, Peggy E.
Principal		 317-226-4234 IPS School #34
1410 Wade Street
Indianapolis, IN 4203
Marchesseault, Verda
Principal		 317-226-4237 IPS School #37
2605 E. 25th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46218
Richardson, Minetta
Principal		 317-226-4242
mrichardson@ips.k12.in.us		 IPS School #42
1002 W. 25th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Evans, Jean
Principal		 317-226-4284 IPS School #84
440 E. 57th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Trice, Toni
Principal		 317-226-4103
ttrice@ips.k12.in.us		 IPS School #103
3920 Baker Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46236
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